eCurrents October 18, 2012

The Annual Corporation Meeting will take place Tuesday, October 23 at 4:30 in Flynn Lecture Hall. This is an open board meeting that all parents, alumni and friends are encouraged to attend. While board meetings are typically closed, this is an open meeting intended to share important news and updates. Agenda

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	Admission Open House Saturday, October 20 \| 10:00 AM - Noon Current families are encouraged to attend to learn more about different divisions/grades and please do spread the work about this event to anyone you know who might be interested. New Family Coffee Tuesday, October 23 \| 8:15 AM \| Campbell Center Head of School Jonathan Schoenwald invites all new parents to an informal morning coffee social. Photo Retake Day Thursday, October 25 Please click here to sign up for a retake. Anyone who was absent on the first day of school is already included (that includes the entire ninth grade). Head's Blog The Head of School writes about the relationship between teachers and students and the importance of trust. We'd to love to hear what you think! Read more. London Calling! US and MS students interested in traveling to London next March need to make a $100 deposit by TOMORROW. Space is limited. For more information, please email Meg Myette. RHS Directory 2012-13 directories were sent home last week. If you did not receive one, contact Karen Gibson. Homecoming Recap If you lost a pair of Foster Grant Ironman sunglasses at Homecoming, please email Beth DeGerlia. A big thanks goes out to all of the parents, students and faculty/staff volunteers who helped make Spirit Week and Homecoming such a success, especially the PTL Homecoming Chair Stephanie Adam. The event raised $4,437 for the US student council, ceramics program and the PTL. We were pleased to officially dedicate the Outdoor Harkness Table at Homecoming. The table was sponsored by the parents of the Class of 2012 and several members of the class were on hand Saturday to help cut the ribbon! Fall Classic Follow-up The School raised $37,000+ from the Fall Classic. The success of the event would not have been possible without amazing volunteers and donors. Click here to view our event sponsors. Consider them the next time you're looking for a local product or service and let them know you're from Rocky Hill. Veterans Wanted We invite parents, grandparents and other friends and family members who have served our country to join us as special guests at a school-wide ceremony led by the Middle School Student Council on Friday, November 9 at 11:00 a.m. Please contact Mark Buckley if you or a family member would like to attend. Dine In Parents who would like to eat lunch in Campbell Cafeteria can purchase entree and/or salad vouchers from the Business Office. Moving forward, parents will need to present a voucher to the dining services staff before partaking in lunches.

	Upper School

	Bowdoin College Night Tuesday, October 30 \| 7:00 PM \| Flynn Lecture Hall Bowdoin College representatives will be hosting their Rhode Island evening reception at Rocky Hill School for any interested students. College Money Matters If you missed out on Annie Reznik's College Money Matters presentation earlier this week, click here for a recap. College Visits Several colleges will have representatives on campus next week for interested students to learn more. Click here to see a full schedule.

	Middle School

	Talent Search The following students qualified for the 2012-2013 Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth - Talent Search by scoring in the 95th percentile or higher on a reasoning section of a nationally-normed test, either in mathematics or reading comprehension. Qualified students who apply to the Talent Search can take the College Board SAT and the ACT tests. These tests are given as above-grade-level tests to better assess the mathematical and verbal reasoning abilities of highly able students. It is quite an accomplishment for our students! Eighth Grade: Megan Caruso, James Frost, Jackson Hawkins, William Janikies, Libby Furtado, Bridget Kist, Alejandro Perez, Anessa Petteruti, Cassidy Santos, Abigail Siegel, Isaac Spivack, Crosleigh Thoms Seventh Grade: Clarice Jennings, Michael Santos, Brianna Cardona, Ethan Moyer, Susanna Mello, Abigail Costantino Grade 8 Parent Coffee - Expositions Thursday, October 25 \| 8:30 AM \| MS Commons This coffee will focus on the Eighth Grade Exposition program and process. Archive-It Project Middle School students will be participating in a project of the Library of Congress and the Internet Archive. Along with 10 other schools across the US, Rocky Hill students will be selecting and archiving websites that they feel are important to today's youth. These sites will then be available for people in the future to see what today's Rocky Hill students thought was important on the Internet. The program will kick off on Monday with a webinar with the Library of Congress, the Internet Archive, and the other participating schools. MS Dance Friday, November 2 \| 7:00 PM \| Campbell Center

	Lower School

	Scarecrow Belinda Johnson's third grade class made their scarecrow out of rope and constructed it like a corn husk doll and then clothed it with woven materials. The project was related to their curriculum - Native Americans in Social Studies and weaving in art. LS Math Night Wednesday, October 24 \| 6:30 - 8:00 PM \| Perkins A fun night of games and math as students "teach" their parents the Singapore approach to mathematics. There will be games, snacks, and the opportunity for one lucky child to win the honor of being Head of Lower School for a day! In preparation for Math Night, read more about the Early Childhood math program here. Healthy Haunted House Wednesday, October 31 \| 8:45 - 11:45 \| Gymnasium K-5 grades participate in nine stations of athletic challenges with Halloween themes. LS Halloween Festivities Wednesday, October 31 \| 12:45 - 2:45 \| Gymnasium The entire Lower School dresses in costume and parades throughout the campus! The children wind their way to the Upper School where they will enjoy a guest storyteller! The festivities end with a parade back to the classroom where students celebrate with a class party. LS Closed for Parent Teacher Conferences \| Thursday, November 1 Bookmark Project K-5 students are participating in the International School Library Day Bookmark project. Students will be making and exchanging bookmarks with schools in other countries. Grades K-1 will be exchanging bookmarks with the students from the Escola Basica de Carregosa in Carregosa, Portugal. Grades 1-2 will be exchanging bookmarks with the students from Osnova Skola Cazma in Cazma, Croatia. Grades 3-5 will be exchanging bookmarks with the students from the British School of Costa Rica in San Jose, Costa Rica.

	ACE

	ACE Support Group Meeting Thursday, November 15 \| 2:30 PM \| ACE Technology Room ACE Blog Is failure a good thing? Click here to read more.

	Athletics

	Athletes of the Week For her versatile play on the varsity field hockey team and for his unselfish play on both the JV and varsity soccer teams, Capri Catanzaro '15 and Daniel Samudio '16 are athletes of the week. Click here to read more. Big Win The boys' JV soccer team defeated St. Thomas Moore 7-0 last week. Daniel Samudio '16 had one goal and three assists. Jared Barroso '16 had one goal and one assist. Nathanael DeMoranville '16 scored on a header. Brian Thornton '15 had two assists. David Golding '14 scored on a penalty kick and Michael Levy '14, Ziqiao Wang '15 and Benjamin Lanowy '16 also scored. Douglas Cochran '16 made more than 10 saves for a shutout in goal. Senior Games Boys' Varsity Soccer \| Friday, November 2 \| 3:15 PM Girls' Varsity Soccer \| Wednesday, October 31 \| 3:30 PM Varsity Field Hockey \| Thursday, October 25 \| 4:00 PM

	Alumni

	Annie Millican '03, founder and director of Awamaki Lab, was featured in the October issue of Vogue India. Click here to learn more about Awamaki Lab. Jed Hancock Brainerd '00 stars in The Wilbury Group's production of "Lungs," performed at the former Eastern Butcher Block Mill on Eagle Street in Providence. Click here for tickets.

Send any news, photos, kudos and comments to Karen Gibson by Wednesdays at noon.

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